by David Anderson Lakewood is preparing to spend $55K to treat problem gamblers. There’s a problem with problem gamblers in Lakewood?
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Letter: Are We Happy Yet?
By David Anderson Are you happy? If you live in the United States you are. At least generally speaking you are. “Among big countries, the United States ranks first” in happiness according to the “World Happiness Report” per an opinion piece the morning of April 16, 2012, by Robert J. Samuelson of the “Washington Post” .
Westside Story – Coffee & Cars
Story & photo – Joseph Boyle A long, long time ago at the Towne Center Starbucks, I met this guy named Ronnie McKinney. The first time I laid eyes on him, I knew he was not a guy use to shyly blending into the crowd. When he entered Starbucks, the joint came alive. While he was […]
Westside Story – 5 Guys
Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle Last week a young woman invited me to lunch. She is really young too; age 5. So I was thinking, where do I take a woman age 5 for lunch? I got it, Five Guys Burgers & Fries. This is a new Lakewood restaurant whose management has violated an old […]
Westside Story – Dukes of Hazard Final Solution
Story & Photos – Joseph Boyle On May 23, 2011, I shared a story and photos with you that I call Dukes of Hazard I. The story describes yet another rascal who hurdles her car down Gravelly Lake Drive SW at a high rate of speed. She does not stop her car until she crosses the welcome mat in […]
Westside Story – FRIENDS Lakewood Library Book Sale
Photo & Story – Joseph Boyle Money and books. Books and money. Books cost lots of money; we all know that. There is a secret way to buy lots of books and save lots of money. What is that secret way of which I speak? FRIENDS of Lakewood Library triple-event book sale.
Westside Story – FRIENDS Lakewood Library Book Sale
Photo & Story – Joseph Boyle Money and books. Books and money. Books cost lots of money; we all know that. There is a secret way to buy lots of books and save lots of money. What is that secret way of which I speak? FRIENDS of Lakewood Library triple-event book sale.
Westside Story – FRIENDS Lakewood Library Book Sale
Photo & Story – Joseph Boyle Money and books. Books and money. Books cost lots of money; we all know that. There is a secret way to buy lots of books and save lots of money. What is that secret way of which I speak? FRIENDS of Lakewood Library triple-event book sale.
Letter: Shuttered Broken Windows
By David Anderson, Tillicum He was best known for “the broken windows theory” – fix what’s visually and physically broken in a community – graffiti, litter, dilapidated and neglected properties – to prevent further vandalism which otherwise left unmaintained leads in turn to escalation of more serious crime.